Hansonville is a locality in the Greta district of Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Wangaratta. It had a school[3] in 1880. The postcode is 3675.
| Hansonville Victoria | |||||||||
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  Hansonville | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°35′31″S 146°15′14″E / 36.592°S 146.254°E | ||||||||
| Population | 248 (incl. Greta South) (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3675 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 187[2] m (614 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Rural City of Wangaratta | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Indi | ||||||||
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Roads in the place include Moyhu-Hansonville Rd, Banksdale Rd and Glenrowan-Moyhu Road. In the south part is School Road and Banksdale Road.[4] Factory Creek flows to the north through the area.[5]
People growing up in Hansonville include Tim Newth, co-director of the Tracks Dance Company;[6] Captain Austin Mahony who won a military cross at Pozières;[7] and John Legg (born 1892) a veterinary scientist prominent in the CSIRO.[8]
A polling place for the Division of Indi is located at Greta Complex, Greta Recreation Reserve, Greta West-Greta South Rd. In 2004 this booth returned an 82% vote for liberal and 12% for labor for the House of Representatives.[9]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Greta South". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Hansonville climate, averages and extreme weather record | Meat & Livestock Australia".
- ^ "Greta at KellyGang". KellyGang and Friends Incorporated. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "HANSONVILLE Street Map, VIC". Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Mapsheet 24 Guide to Deer Hunting. Department of Sustainability and Environment. 3 April 2009. ISBN 978-1-74152-059-0. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Newth Tim (1962-)". People and organisations – Trove. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Carlyon, Les (2010). The Great War. Pan Macmillan. pp. 725–726. ISBN 978-0-330-42496-7.
- ^ Beverley M. Angus (2012). "Legg, John (1892–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "POLLING PLACE – GRETA VALLEY". Polling Place Results. Australian Electoral Commission. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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